Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-17

They show That eighteen towns anu Two
townships voted for prohibition and nine
| towns aud one township against It. Five
| towns which last year voted for prohibition
| this wear voted against II on the ground, 1t
i, said that the law was not enforced.
NOTES ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.
Rev. DR.. Charles +. Taylor, the able
president OF Wake.FOre,t College, deliver.
| cd thr annual addrCs, at The commenccm nj
| Of Ashp1le Iusti.ute, RobcsOn cOunty, to-
| day. pr. FAY Tor i always practical, and
| his every VOID is OF value. Hls mlnIgc.
ment Of Wake Forest has been ali mat
] could baye been desired earnest, fathill,
| full Of results.
The closing exercises Of CIptin W. T..
II. Bell's exccllart military school al Kings
| Mountain were he'd to-day.
THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY
regularly began it, wOIk,to.day, and began
it well. THIS morning It heard a sensible
annual address by it, president, Professor
Edwqrd A. Alderman, superintendent OF
the Goldsboro' graded schools. The a.
stmbly next heard the first le :ture OF it,
session. I he subject was "ScEOol Govern
ment,' and the speaker was DR.. Richard
II. Lewis, president Of Kinston College.
He is an eminenty practical man, apt in
illustration, and with much experience.
He his always taken a deep interest IN the
assembly, and has attended all its sessions.
The attendance to-day was over 800, and
the teachers have settled down to the work
before them. There are fresh arrivals every
night, and the new plan OF allowing tickets
to be sold up TO the Doth VIII allow all
teachers who are members an opportunity
to attend. particularly meritoriOus fea-
ture OF the aSsembIy's is that there i no
charge for lectures, &c.-all are paid for by
the assem- bly-that is, where there j. any
expense incurred. In some states Zee !,
charged each person attending. The North
Carolina plan Is better.
\ feature Of the assembly is the presence
Of IN unusually large number OF county 81
perintendcnts Of public instruction, VINO
take deep interest in the work. Major :.
NJ, Finger. State superintendent OF Public
Instruction, will be present much Of the
time.
During the session Of the assembly spc.
cill lectures are promised by the follow
ing: Governor Scales, MliOr Finger, Lieu
tenant Francis WinSlOw, United states
navy: Rev. l.. {. Nass, Newbernc; Dr..
Thomas Hume. Of the State University:
Hon. Alfred NJ. Waddell. Wilmington;
FaG. H. Busbee, Esq. Raleigh; Mr.. jose.
plus Daniels, state Chronicle, Raleigh;
Mr.. Augustus Lcazlr, OF Iredell county;
DR.. 6. W. Manly, Of Wake.FOreSt College,
and Rev. b. +. Marablc, OF Clinton.
Among the regular speakers on selected
subjects are Professor Nelson Il. Henry. OF
the University; Miss Lillian Arnold, o.
Greensboro Female College; Professor
Charles ID. Mclyer. OF Peace institute, Rl.
leigh: Professor NJ. {. ;. Noble, Of Will
mingiOn; Miss Hannah Allen, Of New.
beIne; Professor NJ. NJ, Holt, OIk-Rdge
Institute: Mis-, Bessie Tanning, OF Oar.
ham; Miss COrinne Harrison, Of Boston
IA North Caroliniau): Professor ChXtOn,
superintendent OF Wilson Graded &C iOol:
Professor {. Il. benson. Raleigh Male
Academy; MISS Lily Long. StatesyiIle tc.
male College; Professor :. l., sheep, SUI
Uonntondoht OF public instruction OF Pas
quotank county; Professor ". 4. Blair,
Winston Graded ScGOol; Professor Nereus
g. English. Trinity College; Rev. W. :.
Long. superintendent 81 public ms ruc.
ion OF Aiamance county. All these are
specialists. ADD al are North C1rOlinins.
For the first time there are no outside
workers IN the assembly.
PERSONALS.
! ne flfd~tl llIt t'ldii'> tl lllt VARIOUS III
way> Of the country will meet in a few
dan at St. Paul, Mun., in annual conyen.
ton. 70 day Mr.. Il. X. Harding, OF the
Raleigh and Castor and Raleigh aud
Augusta railways; Mr.. James McG'cnn, OF
the Carolina Central, aud Mr.. ,IOhn Dissent,
Of the wilmington aud Weldon, left fol Il.
Paul. They will be Joined At Norfolk by
Mr.. Walker Of the StabOard and Roanoke.
He WILL CERTAINLY SWING.
Thore were to have been three executions
this week, lut two are deferred. One Is
certainty-that OF Albert Taborn (cOlOred)
at oxford. A letter from that place, re-
ceiyed to-day, SAYS he will certainly 4Ing
saturday about 1890 i. NJ. No effort, 50
far aS known, has been made to secure
respite or cOmmutatiOn.
CURRENT NEWS.
The Goldsboro' Rifles ale having jolly
tine in camp at Mortheld. Their white
til (. make a pretty picture on the bright,
grten lawn in front OF the Atlantic Hotel.
Thirty. seven men are in camp, and will re-
main until next sunday.
An eAcCpttoT3ik severe hHl.StOrm swept
through part OF LcnOir county a day or 50
ago, and cid considerable damage 10 cot
TN and corn. The hIi-stones were In
NEW cases as large as eggs.
The assessed valuation Of the Carolina
Central railway j. a, j3G per mile, and Of
the Raleigh aid Augusta Ail.Line railway
g 200 per IN IT,
There were no less thIn twenty-seven
members Of the class which graduated to-
day at salem Female Academy.
Reports are frequent Of the capture OF
Caesar WOOten, the negro who so cl nelly
murdered MIttie Strickland IN Wilson
county, but he appears 10 be at large as yet.
A reward Of $500 is offered for him, and
The people, white and cOlOred, are eager for
his capture.
The value OF the Atlantic and North
Carolina railway per mile is fixed by the
assessors at 81, 30. and the total valuation
on this basis is 100000. The rolling. stock
is valued a, $40. 800.
Cholera is reported as prevailing among
the hogs in sOne parts Of the State, but not
to a great extent,
A thorough examination Is being made
by experts OF the Blue Wing copper dis
trict, in Granville county. The Blue Wing
road VIII run right through this district,
the finest in the State for both quality and
quantity Of ore.
The hicaoO capitalists who are exam-
inIng the coal and iron deposits IN Chatham
county say that they are astOnshed at the
convenient location "a well Is the excellent
quality OF both for smelling purposes, and
wonder that there has Il been develop
ment OF these rich fields before now. 1t
looks at last rs II these mines are to be
taken bold o. with vigor.
The appointment Of Kerr Craige, E:q.,
OF Salisbury, as collector OF the new Fifth
revenue district certainly gives pleasure
here, where he Is so well known aud greatly
admired. He is very capable lawyer and
a good bushes -man. His services to the
Democratic party have been OF value.
Three years ago he declined the nomination
for CODgess.
THE JEWELS DISAPPEARED.
A Mysterious Safe-Robbery in Chi.